# UK Commercial Counsel Public Sector **Company**: Elastic **Location**: United Kingdom **Experience**: mid **Job type**: full-time **Category**: Legal **Industry**: Technology **Apply**: https://job-boards.greenhouse.io/elastic/jobs/8044321?utm_source=yubhub.co&utm_medium=jobs_feed&utm_campaign=apply **Canonical**: https://yubhub.co/jobs/job_f971187b-854 ## Description Elastic, the Search AI Company, enables everyone to find the answers they need in real time, using all their data, at scale , unleashing the potential of businesses and people. The Elastic Search AI Platform, used by more than 50% of the Fortune 500, brings together the precision of search and the intelligence of AI to enable everyone to accelerate the results that matter. ## What is The Role We are hiring a solid Corporate Counsel, with 4+ years’ experience, to join our expanding International Commercial Legal department in this fast growing, truly globally distributed company. Reporting to the UK & Emerging Region Legal Director, this position will be ideal for a self-sufficient and resourceful mid-level attorney located in the United Kingdom. ## What You Will Be Doing - Support the Sales & RFP Teams during live procurement processes, reviewing ITT/RFP requirements, drafting legal responses, and advising on terms and conditions proposed by contracting authorities. - Engage closely with Elastic’s UK Legal Director based in France and Elastic’s Security Controller, based in the United Kingdom, the wider Legal Department spread across the USA, EMEA and APJ and Elastic’s go-to-market stakeholders e.g. finance and compliance organization. - Supporting EMEA & Global Legal team members on ad hoc projects – as directed. - Keeping abreast of relevant legal and regulatory developments and proactively advising the business on their implications. - Help to build and strengthen workflow processes between the Legal Department and other departments within Elastic to enable dealmaking and compliance initiatives. This includes leaning into AI tools and automation opportunities. ## What You Bring - You are qualified and legally permitted to practice law in the United Kingdom and have 4+ years’ experience in the drafting and negotiation of technology contracts (including Cloud/SaaS and Software Subscription agreements, Professional Services agreements, Data Processing Agreements) with Public Sector customers. - Strong working knowledge of public procurement law, public law principles, and contract law, together with an understanding of cyber and information security obligations in technology contracts, and the ability to engage credibly with technical and security teams (including requirements for Cyber Essentials / Cyber Essentials Plus certification, ISO 27001 compliance, and alignment with NCSC guidance). - Experience & knowledge of relevant laws and legal systems in key regions such as the United Kingdom, France, Australia and Germany. - You will have the ability to balance legal risks with business strategy. - Candidates who have prior experience managing technology contracts for public sector entities, whether in-house in the private sector, or with a central government department, local authority, or regulated public sector organisation, are preferred. - You thrive while independently running your own time in a demanding, fast-paced environment, are able to handle ambiguity and rapidly shifting priorities with flexibility, patience, and humour. ## Bonus Points - A self-starter by nature - you have the proven track history to balance multiple projects and recalibrate advice in view of shifting priorities, legal developments, and risk tolerance. - Experience with, or at least a good working knowledge of, complex software licensing and cloud business models and related legal issues. - Demonstrated ability to consistently deliver outstanding results. - Familiarity with data protection and privacy issues and concerns in the context of technology transactions, as a significant plus. - Prior experience representing high-growth companies is strongly preferred. - Ability to collaborate and function well in a distributed team environment. - Ability to participate in some limited travel requirements. - Written and spoken English. - Excellent written and oral communication skills. ## Additional Information - We Take Care of Our People As a distributed company, diversity drives our identity. Whether you’re looking to launch a new career or grow an existing one, Elastic is the type of company where you can balance great work with great life. Your age is only a number. It doesn’t matter if you’re just out of college or your children are; we need you for what you can do. We strive to have parity of benefits across regions and while regulations differ from place to place, we believe taking care of our people is the right thing to do. - Competitive pay based on the work you do here and not your previous salary - Health coverage for you and your family in many locations - Ability to craft your calendar with flexible locations and schedules for many roles - Generous number of vacation days each year - Increase your impact - We match up to $2000 (or local currency equivalent) for financial donations and service - Up to 40 hours each year to use toward volunteer projects you love - Embracing parenthood with minimum of 16 weeks of parental leave ## Skills ### Required - public procurement law - public law principles - contract law - cyber and information security obligations - technology contracts - Cloud/SaaS and Software Subscription agreements - Professional Services agreements - Data Processing Agreements ### Nice to have - complex software licensing and cloud business models - data protection and privacy issues - prior experience representing high-growth companies --- Source: [Apply at job-boards.greenhouse.io](https://job-boards.greenhouse.io/elastic/jobs/8044321?utm_source=yubhub.co&utm_medium=jobs_feed&utm_campaign=apply)